The caffeine levels are similar in oolong tea and green tea and depends on type of oolong tea and it is about 9-50 mg for standard cap. Usually caffeine level in oolong is lower than in black tea.

The caffeine levels dependent on steeping time. When tea is steeped for 5 minutes, tea has about 50 mg of caffeine per cup of tea. Usually oolong tea is is steeped for a shorter time (less than a minute) and you get less caffeine per cup. In addition, oolong tea leaves can be brewed few times, and each time the caffeine level decreases by about 75%. By the fourth infusion there is almost no caffeine left, but a good quality oolong tea will still have nice taste.

We prefer to offer loose tea because oolong tea bags may not suit the demanding tastes of the tea experts. If you want quick and convinient oolong brewing, you can buy brewing cup, influision speed will be the same but taste will be perfect.

I can buy oolong tea from my local tea shop or in supermarket. Why should I buy tea from you?

Your local tea shop is unable to offer the same quality oolong that we sell here. Most of the oolong tea produced in Taiwan is for local market, and the tea that is sold wholesale overseas is usually of inferior quality. We are offering high quality tea at very reasonable prices.

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The best way is to brew it Gong Fu style (Chinese tea ceremony). This is the traditional method for brewing oolong tea and allows you to get many infusions from the tea leaves. We recommend to fill the dry leaves in a tea pot with water 95'C, immediately drain it and fill with water for brewing. In all our tea descriptions you could find brewing instructions for particular type of tea.

Oolong tea is produced through a unique process including withering under the strong sun and oxidation before curling and twisting. Oolong tea is a semi-oxidized tea – intermediate between black tea (fully oxidized) and green tea (non-oxidized). The oxidation process gives the tea more flavour than in green tea but oolong is not so heavy as black tea. Oolong tea is a light, refreshing beverage that provides all the health benefits of green tea.

Taiwan has an ideal geographic location for tea. The subtropical climate combined with high mountains provides perfect growing conditions for tea.

Taiwan has very harsh law about the food and pesticide residue accept rate. You can find more detailed information on government TFDA web-site and you can read about analysis of products at following link.

According to the law there in Taiwan is no need to certify organic products. And also there are no government program, similar to USDA Organic. There are some private alternatives, but they are not not recognized internationally. That's why most tea farmers, who operate small plantations, don't see the benefit of getting certification. They view the process as an unnecessary expense that won't bring them any benefit. That's why the most organic tea from Taiwan doesn't have this certification.

Taiwan is located in Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China. Taiwan's total land area is about 36,000 square kilometers (14,400 square miles).